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…demonstrated that they are doing this. So how exactly does that make it a smoking gun, when we have no evidence of any actual activity other than someone has stated a rather obvious fact that these companies stand to benefit from the current situation? Again, for it to be a “smoking gun” as you claim, there would have to be proof that these entities are actually responsible for “stoking nuclear fear” as you claim. But nothing you have presented i…

…the article’s conclusion that helps to show how this qualifies as a smoking gun that might even satisfy Steve Skutnik, my favorite smoking gun skeptic. So, what to make of Japan’s tepid decision to downsize its nuclear energy commitment? Thoughtful analysts might note that Europe’s leading technological powerhouses, Germany and Japan, have apparently decided to pursue energy alternatives to nuclear while France, Europe’s leading user of nuc…

…gram. (AEC, CNP p. 61) Then comes the part that made me classify this as a smoking gun. Concern has been expressed lest conversion to nuclear power might cause severe dislocations in the coal industry and hence on transportation, especially the railroads. This is definitely not the case. (AEC, CNP p. 61) The report does not detail who expressed the concerns or how they expressed the concerns. It is important to recognize that the AEC — which…

…the quotes from Engdahl’s important work of history that qualify as smoking guns. One principal concern of the authors of the 400 percent oil price increase was how to ensure their drastic action did not drive the world to accelerate an already strong trend towards construction of a far more efficient and ultimately less expensive alternative energy source — nuclear electricity generation. Kissinger’s former dean at Harvard and…

…are new to the Atomic Insights Blog or who have simply forgotten about the smoking gun articles, this series is an attempt to document evidence of one of my primary theories. Based on about fifteen years worth of research, a little bit of understanding of human nature from life and literature, and a sideline of involvement in competitive businesses, I have reached the conclusion that a large portion of the financial and political support that has…

…Reminder: In case you have forgotten or are new to Atomic Insights, “Smoking Gun” posts are about people who are directly associated with the fossil fuel establishment who work to oppose nuclear fission power. They are my tidbits of evidence gathered in building the case that the real power that has opposed nuclear energy is not “The Environmentalists”, but the establishment fossil fuel industry that hates the idea of losin…

…me on line. jmdesp You should get a look at this older installment in the “smoking gun” series, where it’s revealed that the “Oil Heat Institute of Long Island” was printing ads in newspapers opposing Shoreham : http://atomicinsights.com/smoking–gun-part-18-an-oldie-but-a-goodie-oil-heat-institute-of-long-island-ad-using-scare-tactics-to-fight-shoreham/ Today, Long Island is the only place in the US where 60% of electricity is generated by burning…

…but you are leaving them alone. Of course, in order to qualify as a “smoking gun” Wirth’s speech must also include criticism of nuclear energy, but remember, this man is a professional politician who clearly understands the value of casting aspersions on his opposition without upsetting them too much. Wirth damns nuclear energy by including two references to the dangers of nuclear proliferation to nations like Iran and by listing…

…places where the source is a bit more open about motivation – “smoking gun” articles on Atomic Insights are generally those where an anti-nuclear comment comes directly from someone with an admitted interest in selling more coal, oil or gas. In all fairness, however, I need to remind myself that there are some people who sell fossil fuel that say very nice and supportive things about nuclear energy and new nuclear power plant con…

…the distant future. Finally, the interview hit the topic that makes this a smoking gun. I can guess exactly what kind of serious and concerned face Cirelli must have been wearing as he responded in the following exchange. How will the accident at Fukushima impact the role of gas? It has been a terrible tragedy in Japan. The nuclear industry will have to take on board any lessons from these dreadful events. But it is clear that an energy-hungry wor…